Brokers also want tax rebates, removal of additional tax on dividends, streamlining of GST...
'Two days notice for the Janata Curfew.' 'Two-and-a-half days notice for lighting candles, but a mere four-hour notice for the lockdown without taking state governments into confidence.'
The bench referred to the June 9 judgement passed by the apex court in which it had upheld the validity of an Income Tax Act provision making Aadhaar mandatory for allotment of PAN cards
N Sundaresha Subramanian digs deeper into what Catalyst, an Indo-US project, brings to the payments ecosystem.
The customs duty from gold imports could be approximately Rs 8,000 crore, about less than half of what was collected a year ago.
In a sensational claim, a suspended Maharashtra anti-terrorism squad officer has told a Solapur court that two of the absconding accused in 2008 Malegaon blasts case are in fact dead but falsely shown as "alive" by high ranking police officers.
Each member will separately sign the agreement & it will become effective only after the last member signs the pact.
The Bollywood actress and her personal trainer have been infected with the H1N1 virus, reports Haresh Pandya from Rajkot.
Modi had campaigned with promises of jobs, infrastructure and development.
Hard selling India as an investment destination at the WEF, Modi said the government is following the principle of reform, perform and transform.
Last year, FDI cap in insurance was hiked to 49%
Sleep has been a casualty for Vijay Shekhar Sharma, whose wallet company Paytm has a user base of close to 150 million and is working 20 hours a day.
A day ahead of the nationwide protests planned by the opposition against demonetisation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi defended the move and warned unscrupulous people using the Jan Dhan accounts of the poor to launder their black money of strict action.
AG Mukul Rohatgi led the Indian delegation at the UN Human Rights Council.
ArthaKranti wants the government to abolish income tax and 56 other taxes and replace it by a banking transaction tax.
'There is economic danger: Not inflation, but a slowdown that feeds an employment crisis,' says T N Ninan.
'Genuine mistakes can and must be forgiven,' argues Vivek Gumaste.
Three recent initiatives kicked off with renewed vigour to improve governance were actually started, perhaps in a different format by the UPA government.
The meeting will be attended by all heads and EDs of public sector banks
After the Bihar setback, these are the issues the PM must address to maintain the people's faith in him.
According to a nation-wide survey on financial behaviour, India has the highest account dormancy rate even more than countries like Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Nigeria, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Will this team of 12 change the way films are certified in India?
A top US university is "walking away" from the $3 million grants it received to establish endowed chairs in India studies after alleged that the donors had "extreme right-wing notions".
Social integration with inclusion is is most necessary.
Foxconn, which is Apple's largest manufactures, has decided to set up a manufacturing base in India
Govt expects to save Rs 10,000 crore through this move.
'I don't compete with anyone but myself.' Sonam Kapoor speaks her mind.
The e-filing website of the I-T department would now provide a facility to pre-validate bank account details.
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With the Modi government close to completing its two years in office, a new survey on Saturday said nearly half of the respondents (49 per cent) feel "no change" in their living standards while another 15 per cent feel the situation has actually worsened.
On Sunday, August 9, over 400 California-based community leaders from various organisations and inter-faith groups gathered under the Indo-American Community of West Coast USA banner, some of whom were the first to sign up for the event.
The Survey estimated that a UBI that reduces poverty to 0.5 per cent would cost 4-5 per cent of GDP, assuming that those in the top 25 per cent income bracket are not part of the loop.
President Pranab Mukherjee addressed a joint session of Parliament ahead of the budget session which began on Tuesday. Here are the highlights of President Pranab Mukherjee's speech:
A look at the week's hits and misses.
'You would never ask a man what we ask actresses, "Now that she is getting married, will she work?"' 'Nobody asks men these questions; this mindset must change.'
